Urban/City

Ah, the mall. A commercial and social space iconic to American culture, the mall and its fall loom over the…

Henry Alford set out to write this work, appalled by what he perceived to be an anomic society, lacking in norms, in his…

This encyclopedia is a comprehensive exploration of the African continent's rich history and diversity. Divided into…

This is a guidebook that offers thirty backroad drives and excursions to discover the hidden gems of Texas, often…

Skinny jeans? Yep. Rocking thrift-store threads? You bet. Sporting non-essential glasses for that extra flair?…

How did Los Angeles transform from a dusty frontier town to a global supercity? Author Peter Lunenfeld brands Los…

Mumia Abu-Jamal, a former radio reporter, is currently in prison in Pennsylvania awaiting his state-sactioned execution.…

This immense collection comes from Lydia Davis, the so-called “magician of self-consciousness,” “best prose…

A new perspective on Los Angeles, revealing it as a modern city-state. The city is not just a great city, but a…

As cities and suburbs sprawl, and conservation efforts enable wildlife populations to recover, we are beginning to see a…

It's said that nobody walks in Los Angeles, but that doesn't have to be true. Skip the bumper-to-bumper traffic during…

Drawing on more than a century's worth of quantitative and qualitative data, Segregation By Design brings into sharp…

Fruit trees don't just grow in orchards. All over the world, fruit often grows in heavily urban areas, but the trees can…

This book traces a history of a place that dates back over 500 years, looking at the first Jewish ghetto to the present…

There's no cooking like home-cooking and there's no guidebook like the one you write yourself. This Moleskine notebook…

In this timely and inventive collection of essays, editors Mary N. Taylor and Noah Brehmer bring together writings from…

So many survival guides are about forests or mountains or deserts. But it's likely you spend most of your time in the…

In this book, discover fifty simple suggestions from author Ophelie Damblé to add some greenery to your environment,…

An award-winning tribute to our connection to the natural world that surrounds us, even in urban environments.…

Discover the variety and history of urban trees with this book that celebrates the cultural significance and beauty of…

P-22, the famed “Hollywood Cougar,” was born in a national park near Los Angeles, California. When it was time for…

A guide to individual and community-scale composting in small urban spaces, with fun DIY projects, illustrations, and…

A celebration of urban trees and the Americans—presidents, plant explorers, visionaries, citizen activists,…

The poster celebrates the history of NYC's anti-gentrification movements, fighting for tenant power and housing as a…

When Henry Ford and Thomas Edison proposed to transform one of the country’s poorest regions into a dream…

Bicycling for transportation has been booming in cities around the world in the last 20 years. This collection of…